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Fri. 09/03 – An Alexa TV Coming Next Month? Sep 03, 2021

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It’s Rumor Friday! Are we getting an Alexa TV next month? Will Apple’s AR/VR headset need an Apple device to work? Is Reddit lining up an IPO? Also, Apple delays its controversial CSAM feature, the week in NFT madness, and, of course, The Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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EXCLUSIVE: Amazon is close to launching its own TV in the US (Insider)
Apple’s AR/VR Headset Will Need Connection to Other Device Such as iPhone (The Information)
Exclusive: Reddit seeks to hire advisers for U.S. IPO -sources (Reuters)
Apple delays rollout of CSAM detection system and child safety features (9to5Mac)
Record Doge NFT Sale Highlights Growing Demand for Fractionalization (CoinDesk)

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The Latest NFT Fad Is a Text-Based Fantasy Game Building Block (Coindesk)
Gimme the Loot! (Collisions)
NFTs, DeFi Boost for Ethereum Dims Clamor of Bitcoin Maximalists (Bloomberg)
Wall Street Is Looking to Reddit for Investment Advice (WSJ)
Here are all the companies from Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day, Part 1 (TechCrunch)
Here are all the companies from Day 2 of Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 Demo Day (TechCrunch)

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Thu. 09/02 – Now Apple Will Let Apps Acknowledge The Web Exists Sep 02, 2021

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Apple will let “reader” apps link to websites to manage accounts. WhatsApp faces a record GDPR fine. Twitter continues to at least test all the products. And has YouTube Music quietly become a major threat to Spotify and Apple Music?

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Apple will allow some media apps to link outside the App Store for payments (Engadget)
Apple concedes to let apps like Netflix, Spotify, and Kindle link to the web to sign up (The Verge)
Facebook’s WhatsApp Fined Around $270 Million for EU Privacy Violations (WSJ)
U.S. DOJ Readying Google Antitrust Lawsuit Over Ad-Tech Business (Bloomberg)
US asks Tesla how Autopilot responds to emergency vehicles (AP)
Twitter launches Super Follows on iOS (The Verge)
Twitter is testing a new anti-abuse feature called ‘Safety Mode’ (TechCrunch)
Twitter Plans New Privacy Tools to Get More People Tweeting (Bloomberg)
YouTube music services hit 50m subscribers in race to catch Spotify (Financial Times)

Today's #WorldCupOfEntrepreneurs Matchup: Zuck v. Jack!

Wed. 09/01 – Apple Watch… Out? Sep 01, 2021

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Is the Apple Watch redesign causing supply issues? A larger roadmap for the health features Apple is looking to add to the Watch. Putting your driver’s license in your Apple Wallet is becoming a reality. LinkedIn abandons Stories. Facebook gets into Fantasy Sports and Wirecutter goes behind a paywall.

Today's #WorldCupOfEntrepreneurs Matchup: Jack Ma v. Jeff Bezos! Vote!

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New Apple Watch With Larger Screen Suffers Production Snags (Bloomberg)
Apple Plans Blood-Pressure Measure, Wrist Thermometer in Watch (WSJ)
Apple secures first states to support digital driver's licenses, but privacy questions linger (TechCrunch)
Apple just banned a pay equity Slack channel but lets fun dogs channel lie (The Verge)
LinkedIn gives up on Stories (The Verge)
Facebook enters the fantasy gaming market (TechCrunch)
New York Times’ Wirecutter Product-Review Site Moves Behind Paywall (WSJ)
Google developing own CPUs for Chromebook laptops (Nikkei Asia)
Microsoft announces Surface event for September 22nd (The Verge)

Tue. 08/31 – Windows 11 Will Launch Without Android Apps Aug 31, 2021

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Microsoft has missed the window for Windows 11 to support Android apps, at least at launch. Apple is getting into classical music and Amazon is going deeper into the red-hot audio space. Facebook turns the temperature down on politics. And a new initiative to get, especially younger technologists, to lend their expertise to the Federal Government.

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Windows 11 won’t include Android app support at launch (The Verge)
Apple buys classical music streaming service Primephonic (The Verge)
Scoop: Amazon quietly building live audio business (Axios)
Scoop: Facebook's new moves to lower News Feed's political volume (Axios)
Google, Apple Hit by First Law Threatening Dominance Over App-Store Payments (WSJ)
Apple Plans to Add Satellite Features to iPhones for Emergencies (Bloomberg)
White House launches US Digital Corps (FedScoop)

Mon. 08/30 – iPhones With Satellite Internet? Aug 30, 2021

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It’s a day of wild rumors. Is Apple getting into the satellite networking game? Is the Apple Watch about to get its first meaningful design change? The rumors about a Chinese gaming crackdown just got real. Is South Korea about to meaningfully crack open the App Store? Why Apple and Google are fighting to keep the App Stores as they are. And the wild weekend in NFT-land.

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(TWTR SPC) 1000th Episode Spectacular Aug 28, 2021

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Talkin' OnlyFans. The founding and engineering team from Otter.ai share some exciting product news. And Chris interviews me about doing 1000 TRH episodes and how I produce this show every day.

Fri. 08/27 – Another Crack In The App Store Aug 27, 2021

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Another brick is taken out of the App Store wall as Apple blinks on letting devs inform users of outside purchase options. Ticket spaces start rolling out on Twitter, Waymo is having second thoughts about business models, NFTs are cool, but what if you could earn royalties? And of course, the Weekend Longread Suggestions.

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Apple will let developers email users about payments outside iOS (Protocol)
Apple’s $100 million settlement agreement changes a key App Store rule for developers (The Verge)
Twitter starts launching Ticketed Spaces for some iOS users (The Verge)
Waymo will stop selling its self-driving LiDAR sensors to other companies (TechCrunch)
Paradigm and Founders Fund lead $16 million investment in 3LAU's NFT music platform Royal (The Block)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

Netflix and Video Games (MatthewBall.vc)
Turns Out The Hardest Part of Making a Game Is...Everything (IGN)
Cryptocurrency Companies Are Leaving China in ‘Great Mining Migration’ (WSJ)
El Salvador Gets Ready for a Risky Bitcoin Experiment (WSJ)
A decade and a half of instability: The history of Google messaging apps (ArsTechnica)
The Real C.E.O. of “Succession” (The New Yorker)

Thu. 08/26 – The Big Cybersecurity Summit Aug 26, 2021

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Big tech offered some big cybersecurity commitments after that White House meetup. TSMC raising chip prices might mean gadget price increases across the board. Looks like everyone remembered they like PCs. Drone delivery hits a milestone in Australia. And another secretive startup that wants to create a battery revolution.

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Biden tells top CEOs at White House summit to step up on cybersecurity (Washington Post)
World’s Largest Chip Maker to Raise Prices, Threatening Costlier Electronics (WSJ)
Silicon Valley Exchange Lists First Two Companies in ESG Push (Bloomberg)
Canalys: US PC sales up 17% YoY for quarter, even as tablet sales stagnate (TechCrunch)
Wing approaches 100,000 drone deliveries two years after Logan, Australia launch (TechCrunch)
Stealthy battery company backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos has a lot to prove (CNBC)

Wed. 08/25 – JK, JK, JK! OnlyFans Reverses Course On Porn Ban Aug 25, 2021

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OnlyFans says it loves porn. Doesn’t want to ban porn from its platform after all. Says it wants to be an inclusive platform for all creators. Even the naked ones. The new Fitbit Charge 5. New Messenger features on the occasion of its 10th birthday. Is T-Mobile winning the 5G war? And I guess bigger really is better for neural networks.

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Tue. 08/24 – Cybersecurity Meetup At The White House Aug 24, 2021

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President Biden is gathering the tech five families to discuss cybersecurity. Instagram is retiring swipe up. Facebook is testing a rebundle of Messenger. Airbnb will house Afghan refugees. SpaceX hits some milestones and a Samsung review roundup.

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Apple’s Tim Cook, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Plan to Visit White House (Bloomberg)
Instagram is retiring the swipe up (The Verge)
Facebook Retools Messaging Again by Adding Calling to Main App (Bloomberg)
Airbnb says it will host 20,000 Afghan refugees (CNN Business)
SpaceX ships 100,000 Starlink terminals to customers, eyes future launches using Starship (TechCrunch)
Poly Network says it has recovered all $610 million it lost in cryptocurrency heist (Engadget)
SAMSUNG GALAXY Z FOLD 3 REVIEW: NEARLY NORMAL (The Verge)
SAMSUNG’S GALAXY Z FLIP 3 IS THE FIRST FOLDING PHONE FOR NORMAL PEOPLE (The Verge)

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